When Laureth Peak’s father goes missing and her mother doesn’t care, Laureth takes matters into her own hands. She’s supposed to be babysitting her 7-year old brother Benjamin for the weekend, but instead Laureth uses her mom’s credit card number (which she has memorized) to buy two plane tickets to New York, where one of her father’s notebooks was found. Based entirely on the notebook location and a terrible gut feeling, 17-year old Laureth tells her little brother that they’re going to find Dad and they fly from England to America.

Oh yea, and Laureth is blind. And Benjamin has a strange effect on technology, by which I mean he fries everything he touches.

Laureth and Benjamin meet Michael and exchange money for the notebook at the Queens Library. They scour the notebook for clues and look for coincidences. Their father was becoming obsessed coincidences, which they follow from one strange place to another, wondering if everything has a meaning or their father was losing his mind.

Laureth needs Benjamin to help her navigate the city, but you get the feeling if she wasn’t trying so hard to hide the fact that she’s blind she’d get around just fine by herself. But Laureth doesn’t like to reveal her blindness for two reasons. Number one, she’s afraid that she’ll be seen as unfit to travel internationally with a 7-year old and somehow get sent back home. And number two, when people find out she can’t see they treat her like she’s invisible. And you only have to look at the title to see how she feels about that.

I believe the book Fang Girl by Helen Keeble is a great read for young adults. It shows readers that the unexpected can always happen. Fang Girl by Helen Keeble is a funny book about vampires. It has a lot to offer besides being funny however. It has a great plot that kept me entertained the whole book. It is a wonderful book that young adults should read.

YALSA Selected Booklists
These booklists, selected annually, recognize great works for teens in a variety of categories, including paperbacks; graphic novels; and best books.

Looking for more great books? Try one of these resources.

Novelist
Can't remember a book but can describe the plot? Looking for something to read that's similar to your favorite book? Novelist can help! Library card barcode number required to access Novelist outside the library.

Push Novel Writing Contest
If you're in 7th to 12th grade and have written a novel or are in the process, submit it to PUSH, edited by none other than David Levithan. The novel you submit could be published in PUSH!

TeenInk
The magazine and website depend on submissions from teens like you. Send in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, or your art/photographs. See what other teens are saying, thinking, and writing.

TeenSpace
From the Internet Public Library: booklists, zines and other sources to read or to consider for submitting work.

TeenVoices
Like the print magazine version, this site is written by, for and about teen girls and young adult women. Includes articles, creative writing and an activist of the month.

Western Pennsylvania Writing Project Summer Young Writers Institute
The Young Writers Institute is open to students entering grades 4 through 12. Students can develop the craft of writing in a variety of genres while being mentored by University of Pittsburgh writing instructors. Events also include visiting writers, field trips, and publication of polished pieces.

Online or in print, magazines are a great way to learn about new things or entertain yourself.

The Book of Zines
Whether you want to read zines, buy zines, or make your own, this site has all the info you need.

Discover
Interested in science and technology? Check out this magazine with articles, blogs, videos, and more.

Game Informer
All the video game news, reviews, and previews you need.

J-14
A magazine "just for teens" with celebrity news, quizzes, and polls.

New York Times Upfront
Stay up-to-date with current events and trends around the world with this news magazine just for teens.